I think one of my top pet peeves is when people front. I'll usually get over something petty, but when it comes to big things like lifestyles and such, and then they have the audacity to go and make fun of someone else for the same shit they're doing... I've been lied to by numerous people about their lifestyles. Some were "friends," some were guys that were trying to get me to be interested in them because I told them one thing that I liked but it contradicted with their lifestyle. Let me state some examples so you can get a clear understanding of what I mean.

Scenario: Academics. Lying about school. If anyone knows me, they know that my life revolves around my education. It is the one thing (that isn't family) that I take to heart. I put my all into my education: blood, sweat, and tears. I like to think that my brain is a sponge that is just ready to absorb everything professors have to throw at me. One 'friend' knows how I value education, and had no shame whatsoever telling me they were going to school, when they weren't even enrolled in classes. For almost a month, this 'friend' had me convinced that one night I would tutor them for classes, and that they were studying hard, and all of this other bullshit. It's not that it makes them a bad person, but my question is: why you gotta front?

Scenario: Night life. I guess this ties into the first scenario. I'm not really about the whole "night life" thing. I take school seriously, and most of the time, there isn't any time for me to go out so it's just never been a top priority on my list. Casual drinking, and the occasional "I'm going to be very intoxicated tonight" happen, but not often. This guy seemed interested in me, but I was not interested in him because all of his photos were taken at nightclubs, with females who were half dressed, etc. You would never catch me surrounding myself with that crowd, because it really isn't my crowd. I bluntly said I wasn't interested for that specific reason, he ended up saying that he doesn't do "those kinds of things" anymore, but I recently found out that he still did. Again, not saying it's wrong or that those kinds of crowds are necessarily bad, but my question again: why he gotta front though?

It's like... be you. If you aren't really about that life, then don't lie and try to make it seem like you are. Nobody likes that. It's pretty much being 100% fake. Why work harder to put up this big facade, when you know you are the complete opposite. Then when you know you're faking it, don't go making fun of someone else for doing the same thing you're really doing because you're so caught up. *Sigh. Last time I'll reiterate: it doesn't mean you're a bad person. This is just my personal pet peeve. Be real with me, because I'll be completely real with you. I hate it when people front trying to "build" themselves up into something they really aren't. It's just upsetting because it's like you're undermining the values of other people. Think of yourself as a porcelain doll: pretty on the outside, hollow on the inside. Fill yourself up with realness.